BROADWEST (former West End Summit), 36 story Conrad Hilton Hotel/condo tower, 22 story/510,000 sq. ft. office tower, 4 story/125,000 sq. ft. retail/office, 1 acre plaza, 2,500 car garage, $490 million

[FromParkAveToTN]

Can't wait for these two building to be complete. That will really join downtown and West End together.

[LA_TN]

^^ hope you're young

[bigeasy]

I don't know. The lake is starting to grow on me. Also, with Opryland getting a water park I feel like they will need to add some competition downtown. 

[smeagolsfree]

WES mentioned on Fox 17 this morning as 1 of the 6 worse eyesores in Nashville.

Topping the list was Stadium inn

PSC metals

Lake Palmer

Stix

Musica

Greer Stadium

[MLBrumby]

ASP must be proud of his legacy.

[bigeasy]

18 minutes ago, smeagolsfree said:

WES mentioned on Fox 17 this morning as 1 of the 6 worse eyesores in Nashville.

Topping the list was Stadium inn

PSC metals

Lake Palmer

Stix

Musica

Greer Stadium

oh wow, so it isn't just this site that hates Stix. Good to hear haha. You know the art is bad when it gets put on the same list as a dump and a hole filled with water

[henburg]

I couldn't agree more with that list minus Musica. Do people really hate it that much? I think it's a really neat piece of art that's classic and fits the area well. I think we'd be lucky to have something like that in at the MCC roundabout.

Edited February 2, 2017 by henburg

[dxfret]

Without a doubt, Alex S. Palmer is the biggest failure in the history Nashville commercial development.  He's continually failed to do anything with the huge hole/lake for more than a decade.  Meanwhile, the entire city has exploded with growth and development all around him.  It must be quite painful for Palmer to look out the windows of 1801 West End Ave (formerly known as Palmer Plaza before he had to sell it) and see all the development that has taken place around his once prime site. 

[donNdonelson2]

9 hours ago, smeagolsfree said:

WES mentioned on Fox 17 this morning as 1 of the 6 worse eyesores in Nashville.

Topping the list was Stadium inn

PSC metals

Lake Palmer

Stix

Musica

Greer Stadium

I wonder if minds will be changed once Musica has been transformed with the "Fountains of Musica?"

 

Edited February 2, 2017 by donNdonelson2
Correction

[UTgrad09]

Musica is awesome.

Haters gonna hate.

[japan]

Yeah, I don't understand Musica being on that list.  Unless people are uncomfortable with the nudity.

[Pyramid Scheme]

1 minute ago, japan said:

Yeah, I don't understand Musica being on that list.  Unless people are uncomfortable with the nudity.

That's probably it. I like to think of myself as a proponent of separating simple nudity from porn or impropriety of some other type.

[titanhog]

By itself...Musica is not that great of a sculpture...but with the water feature, it makes much more sense and becomes complete.

[Titans10]

26 minutes ago, japan said:

Yeah, I don't understand Musica being on that list.  Unless people are uncomfortable with the nudity.

That was the controversy when it was first finished. Personally I think it's a great piece of art. 

[donNdonelson2]

4 hours ago, titanhog said:

By itself...Musica is not that great of a sculpture...but with the water feature, it makes much more sense and becomes complete.

Water was a component of the original design, but was cut due to financial consideration.

[titanhog]

3 minutes ago, donNdonelson2 said:

Water was a component of the original design, but was cut due to financial consideration.

Yeah...that's what I was meaning.  The statue by itself is not complete without the water feature and the artist has mentioned that before.  I believe that's part of the reason people around Music Row felt it was not that great.  That...and the fact that you had naked people dancing around and the girl on top holding a tambourine, as if they remembered as they were installing the structure that this would be on Music Row and threw a tambourine in as a nod to "music."  With the water feature, I think many of those naysayers will go, "Oh...now I see!"

[volsfanwill]

Last week one afternoon on Mid day 180 on 104.5  Paul Kuharsky (sp?)  went on a rant about public art.  he HATED Stix but said Musica was beautiful.  

[titanhog]

20 minutes ago, volsfanwill said:

Last week one afternoon on Mid day 180 on 104.5  Paul Kuharsky (sp?)  went on a rant about public art.  he HATED Stix but said Musica was beautiful.  

I just feel like Stix isn't done.  It needs some great lighting...and also needs some great landscaping.  Cool idea with horrible execution.  I knew when the city was sent telephone poles and they had to paint them themselves...well...you know.

[MLBrumby]

I understand the sentimental urge to "keep hope alive" that WES might one day see reality, but until then please post these other topics on their appropriate threads.  It just freaks me out to no end whenever this thread is highlighted. Like seeing a long dead loved one in the form of a ghost.  They're still dead... and so is WES. By all rights this thread should be buried four or five pages deep in past threads... dormant forever.  

[titanhog]

1 hour ago, MLBrumby said:

I understand the sentimental urge to "keep hope alive" that WES might one day see reality, but until then please post these other topics on their appropriate threads.  It just freaks me out to no end whenever this thread is highlighted. Like seeing a long dead loved one in the form of a ghost.  They're still dead... and so is WES. By all rights this thread should be buried four or five pages deep in past threads... dormant forever.  

Haha!  I didn't even realize this wasn't the public arts thread.

[smeagolsfree]

11 hours ago, MLBrumby said:

I understand the sentimental urge to "keep hope alive" that WES might one day see reality, but until then please post these other topics on their appropriate threads.  It just freaks me out to no end whenever this thread is highlighted. Like seeing a long dead loved one in the form of a ghost.  They're still dead... and so is WES. By all rights this thread should be buried four or five pages deep in past threads... dormant forever.  

It almost Tradition to keep this one alive, however it would be so cool to send ASP a link to this thread for his reading enjoyment, as he isn't doing anything else but looking out his window at all the cranes around town.

[bigeasy]

1 hour ago, smeagolsfree said:

It almost Tradition to keep this one alive, however it would be so cool to send ASP a link to this thread for his reading enjoyment, as he isn't doing anything else but looking out his window at all the cranes around town.

He doesn't deserve an office with a window. 

[Titans10]

I always like when this thread pops up sporadically, I know there will be a good joke or an article about Palmer saying plans have changed but they are close, it's always a good laugh. 

[fieldmarshaldj]

17 hours ago, MLBrumby said:

I understand the sentimental urge to "keep hope alive" that WES might one day see reality, but until then please post these other topics on their appropriate threads.  It just freaks me out to no end whenever this thread is highlighted. Like seeing a long dead loved one in the form of a ghost.  They're still dead... and so is WES. By all rights this thread should be buried four or five pages deep in past threads... dormant forever.  

[Jamie Hall]

At the risk of once again raising hopes only to see them dashed against the rocks soon ...

A couple of new signs have gone up along the black net fencing around the WES site. One is for a new construction company (Brooks and something, which I didn't recognize), and one is for Alex Palmer & Co. It appeared that the signs for Turner were gone.

A small utility truck was at the site around 3 p.m. today with people walking around. Haven't seen that in a while.

It's a 50-50 bet whether this is a sign of progress or just another stab through the heart.